Micah 4:13 Meaning and Explanation
“Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Zion is called to rise and thresh, given strength like iron and brass, and the spoils are consecrated to the Lord of all the earth.
What Does Micah 4:13 Mean?
The harvest image completes itself. 'Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion.' God gives her a horn of iron and hoofs of bronze, the strength of an ox treading out the grain, to overcome the very nations that had gathered against her. The weak are armed by God Himself.
And the gain is not kept as plunder; it is consecrated to the Lord of the whole earth. Victory belongs to God, and so does its fruit. The verse reminds the faithful that whatever strength and increase God grants are not for self-glory but to be offered back to Him, who alone is Lord of all the earth.
Micah 4:13 in the Original Language
qadash (קָדַשׁ), 'consecrate' -- to set apart as holy, devoted wholly to the Lord.
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What does Micah 4:13 mean?
Zion is called to rise and thresh, given strength like iron and brass, and the spoils are consecrated to the Lord of all the earth.